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On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government's responsibility to . . . G. Reduce income differences between the rich and poor.
Government responsibility to reduce income differences · Asked in 7 waves, 1985–2016 · 8,777 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Definitely should be | Probably should be | Probably should not be | Definitely should not be | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,390 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,284 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,332 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 1,359 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 1,217 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 677 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 27% |
| 28% |
| 25% |
| 19% |
| 1390 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 24% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 693 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 24% | 34% | 22% | 19% | 327 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 25 | ±25 |
| Other faith † | 33% | 33% | 23% | 12% | 46 | ±17 |
| None | 33% | 32% | 25% | 11% | 289 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2016 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.